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Effects of Elevated Atmospheric CO2 and Mineral Nitrogen Deposition on Litter Quality, Bioleaching and Decomposition in A Sphagnum Peat Bog

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Global Change and Protected Areas

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A brief overview of an attempt to link the effect of elevated CO2 and nitrogen deposition on litter quality and decomposition in a Sphagnum peat bog is given. Litter of three common species (Eriophorum vaginatum, Polytrichum strictum and Sphagnum fallax) was collected from field plots after two years of pre-treatment in two parallel experiments: a) Elevated atmospheric CO2 experiment, b) mineral nitrogen fertilisation experiment. The litters were put into litterbags, leached and inserted into field plots for 3 months, where they decomposed under specific treatment. Distinction between effects of initial litter quality and decomposition on mass loss in the bioleaching and/or in field decomposition process could be tested using a particular set-up in which cross-effects of pre-treatment and treatment were considered.

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  1. Laboratory of Plant Ecology, Institute of Botany, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

    A. Siegenthaler, E. A. D. Mitchell, A. Buttler, Ph. Grosvernier & J. M. Gobat

  2. Department of Plant Biology, University of Groningen, Haren, The Netherlands

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  1. Department of Physics, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy

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Siegenthaler, A., Mitchell, E.A.D., Van Der Heijden, E., Buttler, A., Grosvernier, P., Gobat, J.M. (2001). Effects of Elevated Atmospheric CO2 and Mineral Nitrogen Deposition on Litter Quality, Bioleaching and Decomposition in A Sphagnum Peat Bog. In: Visconti, G., Beniston, M., Iannorelli, E.D., Barba, D. (eds) Global Change and Protected Areas. Advances in Global Change Research, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48051-4_30

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